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About This Listing

Summary

Finish: Original

Body Material: Alder Body

Body Details: Solid alder body

Neck Material: Maple Neck

Fingerboard Material: Ebony Fingerboard

Neck Profile: C

Neck Thickness (IN): 1st fret: .80, 12th fret: .98"

Fingerboard Radius: 12.00

Nut Width: 1-11/16"

Scale Length: 24-5/8"

Neck Details: Maple neck with ebony fingerboard and dot inlays

Electronics: Clear bobbin pickups and electronics appear original. Three-way pickup selector selects between bridge and neck pickup. Second three-way selector adds in the middle pickup.

Pickup Measurements: Bridge: 7.8K, Middle: 7.8K, Neck: 7.9K

Hardware: Original. Non-original trem arm is in the case.The trem arm has a broken plastic piece that keeps it from being fully functional. One of the switch tips is not original.

Weight: 8 lbs 6.9 oz

Case Details: Original hardshell case

Cosmetic Condition: A few minor finish scratches, along with some finish checking. There is some finish chipping along the fingerboard.

Serial Number: 82694510

Tech Notes: "SEC" stamped on the back of the headstock indicates a factory 2nd. Plays well with low action and minimal fret wear on medium, low frets. Serial number dates to 1984.

Listed4 years ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • Explorer III
Finish
  • Camouflage
Categories
Year
  • 1984
Made In
  • United States
Pickup Configuration
  • SSS
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Model Sub-Family
Series
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Stop-Bar
Offset Body
  • Yes
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Color Family
  • Green
Model Family
Body Shape
  • X-Style
Number of Frets
  • 22

About the Seller

Chicago Music Exchange

Chicago, IL, United States
(313,239)
Joined Reverb:2012
Items Sold:478,408
Product Overview
Only in production for one year, the Explorer III differed from other Explorers in a few ways. For one, it used an Alder body instead of Mahogany. Additionally, the Explorer III wielded three P-90 pickups instead of humbuckers and lacked a pickgaurd.

Years of Production: 
1984 - 1985

Body Style: Angled solidbody

Wood Composition: Alder body, Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard

Design Elements: Three P-90 pickups, two controls, tune-o-matic bridge, stopbar tailpiece

Notable Explorer Players: The Edge, Billy Gibbons, James Hetfield 
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